Posts tagged ‘attitude’
Inside
I sit quietly with myself. I allow my thoughts to slowly focus and become present in the moment, now.
I feel deep appreciation and connectedness with myself. My whole world is here, inside of me.
The place is inside.
The questions are inside.
The answers are inside.
The results are felt inside.
And in fact, I am actually also inside.
I realise the importance of keeping my inside clean, clear and pure. The need for myself to be careful not to develop a negative attitude towards the self or to be too critical of the self.
A great deal of love, patience and understanding is required. Then all that is on the inside will begin to shine outside and touch all aspects of my life.
Om Shanti
My Companions
It is often said that we are coloured by the company we keep.
Am I aware how the people around me, my friends, colleagues etc., influence the values I hold, my understanding and interpretation of situations, and how that governs the behaviour I demonstrate.
How is the company I keep in my inner world influencing me? Am I able to see how the thoughts and feelings I entertain shape my vision and attitudes, and thus carve my personality.
Do I keep the company of the truth, of God, and allow that to work on me gently and subtly to make me great?
Let me check the quality of the company I am keeping – is it having a positive influence on my life? If not perhaps it is time to check and change?
Om Shanti
The Devil’s Workshop
‘An idle mind is the devil’s workshop.’
I have heard this saying many times and yet how often am I aware of what is going on in my mind?
Actions are the result of the thoughts. If the mind remains occupied in positive and constructive thoughts, then I will certainly experience that in terms of positivity in my attitude, feeling, words and actions.
It needs constant attention and control of the mind to ensure that I don’t let the devil in. When there is nothing specific to think about, or I become lazy about cultivating good thoughts, then, like an unattended garden, the mind will become full of weeds. These weeds, over time, will outgrow any flowers that may wish to grow and the beauty and joy of the garden will be lost.
I must remain occupied checking the thoughts being created in the mind as these are the seeds that will result in the fruit of my experiences in life tomorrow.
Check, am I consciously planting healthy and positive seeds in my mind or am I allowing the devil to plant his seeds.
Om Shanti
Attitude of Renunciation
Renunciation is a very powerful tool which allows us to make a mountain of an issue appear like a mustard seed.
In the face of any situation, if I am able to use the power of renunciation then I will see that the issue itself will disappear.
Renunciation of what? On a material level we may think of the renunciation of material possessions, but what is more often required is the subtle renunciations – the things that others don’t see and that I may not even be immediately aware of.
In any situation, there are subtle desires that I have inside. The need for respect, popularity or success. The need to be right, to be noticed and even appreciated. These are the things that are the root of our issues and conflicts. These are the things that cause the inner battles which then spill out into our everyday life in the form of issues and yet they remain invisible to the human eye.
If I can identify my personal need in any situation and then be prepared to renounce that, then I will see the scene will no longer challenge me or be an obstacle on my path.
With an attitude of renunciation, finish any issue in one second.
Om Shanti
Attitude is Everything
Situations happen; they are part and parcel of life. However it is not the situation that makes me act or react in a certain way, but it is my attitude towards it that shapes my response, and thus my experience of it.
Attitude is the mental and emotional standpoint I create, the coloured glasses I choose to see through, that dictates what and how I see things.
A positive attitude allows me to see benefit in any situation and thus deal with it positively. The resulting experience and outcome will then also be a positive one. The thoughts and feelings that emerge are the result of an underlying attitude. Change the attitude and everything else will follow.
Step back for a moment, identify and adjust the attitude beneath the thoughts and feelings that emerge.
Om Shanti
The Secret of Attitude
Attitude is often the springboard from which our thoughts and feelings are generated.
How would you describe a glass that is half filled with liquid – is the glass half full or is it half empty?
It is the same glass with the same quantity of liquid held in it, but depending on my attitude I will see it half full or half empty: I will see it in a positive way or a negative way.
Whatever the situation, a positive attitude will not only allows us to see it differently, but it will then allow us to deal with it in a positive way.
We need to learn to watch the underlying attitude beneath the thoughts and feelings that are surfacing. It will open up doors into self discovery and reveal the valuable keys needed for self transformation.
Watch that attitude.
Om Shanti
Spiritual Fragrance
Fragrance has the quality of uplifting a place. It has a unique impact on the atmosphere, mood and feelings around it. We even use aromatherapy to cure the human body of illness and shift our inner moods.
The fragrance of spirituality is one that will penetrate the body and reach the soul, uplifting and empowering it.
Spiritual fragrance emerges gently through our attitude. It creates the atmosphere around us, filling it with a certain quality of vibrations.
Attitude is created through our thoughts. If I am able to maintain pure and positive thoughts they will purify the atmosphere. For this I need to learn to see with the highest vision: not to absorb or even see the defects of anyone, nor to repeat anything negative about anyone, even in my mind.
When I am able to do this, I will be able to maintain my own state of inner peace and happiness as well as spread the vibrations of spiritual fragrance around me.
What fragrance are you spreading?
Om Shanti
Karma
Karma simply means action. Karma will bring it’s own fruit. The fruits of today (good or bad) have come as a direct result of past karma. Nothing happens by chance and there is no such thing as ‘good’ or ‘back’ luck!
What then influences the actions that I perform? My thoughts, my attitude, my intentions and motives become the springboard from which I perform our each and every action.
Ensure that the seed of influence behind each action is good. Then the action itself will be good and the fruit of that will definitely be good.
Om Shanti.